Intro to waves

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Science

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9th Grade

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Hard

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS4-1, MS-ESS2-4

+13

Standards-aligned

Taylah Cali

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17 Slides • 18 Questions

Match

Match the following

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Plasma

Multiple Choice

Waves transfer _______.

particles

matter

energy

Multiple Choice

What do we call the vibrations that transfer or move energy from place to place?

Waves

Vibrations

Medium

Force

Multiple Choice

What is the source that causes a wave to start?

the moon

vibration

splash

motion

Multiple Choice

The measurement of the length of a wave from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, top to top or bottom to bottom)

Crest

Amplitude

Frequency

Wavelength

Multiple Choice

What kind of wave is pictured below?

compressional wave

transverse wave

sound wave

mechanical wave

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

Amplitude

Crest

Frequency

Wavelength

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & E?

Amplitude

Crest

Frequency

Wavelength

Multiple Choice

Top of the wave

Wavelength

Amplitude

Trough

Crest

Multiple Choice

Bottom of the wave

Crest

Trough

Frequency

Wavelength

Multiple Choice

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

They don't move

Sideways

Up and down

In a square

Multiple Choice

Which one shows the amplitude of a wave?

Multiple Choice

Which one shows the wavelength of a wave?

Multiple Choice

Which letter represents wavelength of a longitudinal wave?

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the part represented with the letter A?

Crest

Congestion

Compression

Congregation

Fill in the Blanks

How many total waves (compression to compression) are represented in the image?

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

In this diagram, which of the following wave characteristics is marked by X?

wavelength

rarefaction

compression

amplitude

Multiple Choice

All three of these wavelengths have the same ___.

amplitude

frequency

wavelength

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